How are TAC cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the TAC cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.00%), the computed maximum profit is $57.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,241.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a TAC cash-secured put?

The breakeven for the TAC cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $12.43 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current TAC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.20%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current TAC implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?

TAC ATM IV is at 60.00% with IV rank near 10.01%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.

TAC Cash-Secured Put Strategy

TAC (TransAlta Corporation), in the Utilities sector, (Independent Power Producers industry), listed on NYSE.

TransAlta Corporation specializes in the ownership, operation, and expansion of a diverse array of electricity generation facilities, with a geographical presence spanning Canada, the United States, and Australia. The company's activities are organized into four key divisions: Hydro, Wind and Solar, Gas, and Energy Transition. Within its portfolio, TransAlta operates plants powered by hydroelectric, wind, solar, natural gas, and even coal. Beyond generating power, TransAlta is active in the wholesale trading of electricity, energy commodities, and financial derivatives. Its operations also encompass related mining ventures and the management of natural gas pipelines. The firm caters to a broad spectrum of clients, including municipalities, various industrial and commercial enterprises, and other utility providers.

TAC (TransAlta Corporation) trades in the Utilities sector, specifically Independent Power Producers, with a market capitalization of approximately $4.11B, a beta of 0.49 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 10.28-17.88, average daily share volume of 1.5M, a public-listing history dating back to 2001, approximately 1K full-time employees. These structural characteristics shape how TAC stock options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.49 indicates TAC has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. TAC pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a cash-secured put on TAC?

A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike.

Current TAC snapshot

As of June 30, 2026, spot at $13.79, ATM IV 60.00%, IV rank 10.01%, expected move 17.20%. The cash-secured put on TAC below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 52-day expiry.

Why this cash-secured put structure on TAC specifically: TAC IV at 60.00% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling TAC cash-secured put collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 17.20% (roughly $2.37 on the underlying). The 52-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated TAC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TAC should anchor to the underlying notional of $13.79 per share and to the trader's directional view on TAC stock.

TAC cash-secured put setup

The TAC cash-secured put below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With TAC near $13.79, the first option leg uses a $13.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TAC chain at a 52-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 TAC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Put	$13.00	$0.58

TAC cash-secured put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$57.50
Max Profit (per contract): $57.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$1,241.50
Breakeven(s): $12.43
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.046

Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.

TAC cash-secured put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on TAC. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-99.9%	-$1,241.50
$3.06	-77.8%	-$936.71
$6.11	-55.7%	-$631.91
$9.15	-33.6%	-$327.12
$12.20	-11.5%	-$22.32
$15.25	+10.6%	+$57.50
$18.30	+32.7%	+$57.50
$21.35	+54.8%	+$57.50
$24.39	+76.9%	+$57.50
$27.44	+99.0%	+$57.50

When traders use cash-secured put on TAC

Cash-secured puts on TAC earn premium while a trader waits to acquire TAC stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning TAC.

TAC thesis for this cash-secured put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TAC extends from approximately $11.42 on the downside to $16.16 on the upside. A TAC cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire TAC at the strike price; the strategy is most attractive when the trader is comfortable holding the underlying at that level and IV is rich enough to compensate for the assignment risk. Current TAC IV rank near 10.01% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on TAC at 60.00%. As a Utilities name, TAC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TAC-specific events.

TAC cash-secured put positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. TAC positions also carry Utilities sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move TAC alongside the broader basket even when TAC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on TAC carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical TAC earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current TAC chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a cash-secured put on TAC?: A cash-secured put on TAC is the cash-secured put strategy applied to TAC (stock). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike. With TAC stock trading near $13.79, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TAC chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are TAC cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the TAC cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 60.00%), the computed maximum profit is $57.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$1,241.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a TAC cash-secured put?: The breakeven for the TAC cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $12.43 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current TAC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 17.20%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a cash-secured put on TAC?: Cash-secured puts on TAC earn premium while a trader waits to acquire TAC stock at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning TAC.
How does current TAC implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?: TAC ATM IV is at 60.00% with IV rank near 10.01%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.